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| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 4,252 - ≈ € 10,852 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | Edinburgh / United Kingdom | ||
| Start Date: | September | ||
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| Languages: | English | ||
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Ideas and influences come from everywhere. So why limit yourself to one discipline as a designer? This course will encourage you to experiment in and explore the world of design through a wide range of areas - from fine art and engineering to social science and computing.
By drawing on techniques and influences from the schools and courses that surround you, and experiencing the many different forms of creativity that each of these involve, you'll develop a personal style that reflects your interests. Whether you choose to express this through product design, architecture, interactive design or any other form, the aim is create uniqueness in both concept and form.
Skills
The creative skills you'll learn will depend on your interests, and the disciplines from which you draw your inspiration. Visiting speakers and guest lecturers, successful practitioners from industries as diverse as fashion design, computing and architecture, will open doors to a wealth of creative techniques and thought processes.
In a general sense, you'll learn to place design in a business context, and develop analytical and critical thinking in relation to both your work and that of others. Research, conceptualisation and evaluation skills will also be taught, along with an understanding of relevant industry standards, with the aim of preparing you for real-world situations and opportunities to present your work.
Career Prospects
As Edinburgh's top university for Graduate Employability (HESA 2010) and one of the top in the UK for Graduate Prospects (The Independent and The Times University Guides for 2009), we can offer you a valuable head-start in your chosen career.
As a designer, you'll have the choice of working independently or in an organisation. More and more employers are recognising the value of creative thinking and good design. Depending on your creative focus, and the skills you have acquired, you may find yourself employed as a designer or conceptual thinker in areas such as:
* design
* advertising
* business
* management
* engineering
* architecture
* computing.
Contents
This course is studied full-time over one year. You will learn by a variety of teaching methods including lectures, tutorials, seminars, demonstrations, screenings and through independent study.
Trimester 1
Interdisciplinary Design, Design Contextualisation and Reflection
Trimester 2
Research Methods for Design, Major project: Research and Conceptualisation
Trimester 3
Major Project: Design, Development and Evaluation, Masters Dissertation
For detailed information on individual modules, visit the Module Description page
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IELTS
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
Take testRequirements
Entry requirement for admission is an Honours degree or other qualifications/experiences that demonstrate that the candidate possesses appropriate knowledge/skills at Honours degree level. Normally this will be an honours degree in a design discipline such as product design, furniture design, architecture, or interactive design or a related area such as fine art, computing, anthropology or sociology.
A student who meets the minimum academic entry requirements will not necessarily be offered admission. Applicants meeting the minimum requirements would in most cases be interviewed and/or asked to produce evidence of aptitude, ability, and appropriate experiences.
English Language Requirements
If English is not your first language, you´ll need to provide evidence that you can read, write, speak and understand English satisfactorily. For most courses, in additional to satisfying the standard entry requirements, we normally require international students (check) to demonstrate their English ability through an English language test, usually IELTS (International English Language Testing System), or TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language).
Courses require an IELTS score of 6.0, which is equivalent to ToEFL 550 (paper-based), 213 (computer-based) or 79-80 (internet-based).
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| IELTS Band: | 6.0 |
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): | Grade C (Score: 60) |
| TOEFL Paper-based: | 550 |
| TOEFL Computer-based: | 213 |
| TOEFL Internet-based: | 79 |
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